The ignorant masses only then realized that even spouting rumors could lead to arrest, imprisonment, and a long sentence.
For a time, the atmosphere in the entire Peach Blossom Town was better than ever before.
The women in Zhongjiawan who had heard the rumors were even more terrified, fearing that they would be the next ones to be arrested.
On February 16, Su Qingci, Song Jingzhou, and Liu Siqing quietly bid farewell to Lu Jingzhi and his grandson.
Two ten-tael Qing Dynasty gold ingots, Su Qingci gave Lü Jingzhi a total of 500 yuan, 300 jin of nationally valid grain coupons, some other miscellaneous coupons, and a large bag of dried fruit and meat.
The two large gold ingots weighed over 1,000 grams in total. According to Su Qingci's own calculations, she didn't give much, because the price in gold shops is now around seven or eight yuan per gram.
But Lü Jingzhi knew he had gotten a huge advantage from the young girl.
Not to mention the full bag of food, the 300 jin of nationally valid grain coupons alone were not something an ordinary person could obtain.
If she were to go to the black market herself, she would be lucky to get even a third of that amount.
But the grandmother and grandson were out and about and desperately needed the money, so she had no choice but to swallow her pride and accept the money with profuse thanks.
Liu Siqing had been unusually depressed these past few days and had barely spoken a word the entire way.
Just as the two were about to get into the car, he murmured a question.
"Sister Linfang, when are you coming back?"
Zhong Linfang seemed relaxed and carefree, perhaps because she was about to leave this place, and her eyes were full of anticipation for the future.
"I first accompanied my grandmother to look for an old friend, and then we went to my grandmother's hometown, where my two great-uncles live. They had been writing letters to invite us to visit for years."
"If nothing unexpected happens, we probably won't be coming back often."
"Sister Linfang, now the bad guys have been brought to justice, and the rumors have died down..."
Zhong Linfang understood what Liu Siqing meant.
Why do we still have to leave?
Because this place has never treated her and her grandmother well!
"Comrade Siqing, you must take good care of yourself!"
As the car started moving, the grandfather and grandson smiled and waved to Su Qingci and the others, their eyes showing no trace of longing for their homeland.
(The author wanted to depict the hardships faced by women in that era, without exaggeration; in fact, it was even more difficult. Unfortunately, the writing was poor, and the author was heavily criticized. The original setting was: Lü Jingzhi hated Zhong Dagui. Her behavior was disliked by all of the man's relatives because Zhong Dagui was seen as a good person by everyone. Zhong Linfang's biological mother died young, and her stepmother and biological father disliked her. She was also disliked by relatives even after growing up with Lü Jingzhi. Let alone staying for Liu Siqing's elusive love, gossip could not be completely controlled even in a modern society governed by the rule of law, let alone in that era where people killed without shedding blood.)
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